Pompeii 69 Cordage Z2S3z

Catalogue number Cr 10 Inventory number 69 Description Incomplete object. Cord length: max. 14,4 cm / min. 6 cm Plied threads: diam. 1 cm; twist direction and angle: S, 51. Single threads: diam. 3 mm; twist direction and angle: z, 22.

Context

Site Pompeii Context Pompeii

Basic information

Preservation state carbonised Object class cordage


Material	esparto grass (Stipa tenacissima)
Fibre identification method	SEM
Yarn structure	plied
Diameter average
Diameter range	20.3 mm - 20.5 mm

References

Coletti, Francesca. I tessuti di Pompei e d’Area Vesuviana. A3TEX Series, I. Roma: Edizioni Quasar, 2025.

Data recorded by Francesca Coletti Data entered by Francesca Coletti Date of study 2017